Tarapaca Surf

Detailed Tarapaca surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Tarapaca. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Tarapaca. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Tarapaca over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Tarapaca and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Tarapaca Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Tarapaca Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Tarapaca coastline are also listed below.

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	Mon		Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 01			Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Mon
	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM	PM	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	El Colegio Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Baul Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Caramucho Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.1 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.9 SW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 SW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	8	10	10	15	15	15	13	12	12	14	14	14	12	13
Energy	1797	1797	614	1145	1145	365	629	629	240	410	394	342	781	744	715	1045	1002	661	1234	1251	614	844
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	off	on	cross	off	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	off	on	cross- on	off	on	cross	on	on	cross- on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	6:33PM 1.25		7:25AM 1.20	7:17PM 1.04		7:59AM 1.11	8:00PM 0.99		8:41AM 1.34		8:46PM 1.11	9:10AM 1.22	7:57AM 1.04	9:17PM 0.88	9:44AM 1.24		9:59PM 0.73	10:15AM 1.12		10:28PM 0.77	10:51AM 1.22
Low Tide / height (m)		1:06AM 0.34	1:24PM 0.48		1:34AM 0.19		2:09PM 0.30	2:06AM 0.19		3:02PM 0.42	2:45AM 0.35			3:04AM 0.22		4:21PM 0.28	3:36AM 0.14		5:09PM 0.44	4:00AM 0.28		5:42PM 0.32
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	20	20	21	20	20	21	20	21	21	20	21	21	20	20	21	20	21	21	20	21	21
Low °C	20	19	18	20	19	17	20	19	19	20	19	19	20	19	19	20	18	20	20	19	19	20
Chill °C (?)	21	20	20	21	20	20	21	20	21	21	20	21	21	20	20	21	20	21	21	20	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:58	-
Sunset	6:22	5:24	-	6:22	5:23	-	6:22	5:23	-	6:21	5:22	-	6:20	5:22	-	6:20	5:22	-	6:19	5:22	-	6:19
Swell1 (m) & direction	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.1 SW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.5 SSW	1.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 SW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.4 SW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SW	1.8 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	9	12	12	8	10	10	15	15	10	13	12	12	12	14	14	12	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 W	0.1 W	1.1 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.9 SW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.3 WNW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	0.9 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	15	15	10	14	14	12	18	18	11	11	11	8	9	15	18	13	13	14	12	12	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 27					Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29								Thu
	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	10PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Chinchorro Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	9	11	11	11
Energy	1225	1103	1082	1635	1610	1606	1420	1420	614	583	541	1145	1047	883	781	771	395	365	276	562	516	525
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	off	off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State	-	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)				6:28PM 1.08				7:18AM 1.03				7:17PM 1.04				7:59AM 1.11	8:03AM 1.02			8:00PM 0.99
Low Tide / height (m)		12:26PM 0.53				12:59AM 0.21				1:24PM 0.48				1:34AM 0.19					2:15PM 0.44
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	22	22	19	19	18	18
Chill °C (?)	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	22	22	19	19	18	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:19	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.8 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	1.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.4 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	11	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	-	-	-	1.1 SW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.7 SW	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.2 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	15	15	-	-	-	10	10	10	13	13	19	19	13	12	11	11	18	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 27	Tuesday 28
	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	8PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	El Chinchorro Atacama	Boca del Rio Arequipa, Moquegua & Tacna	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Barrancon Tarapaca	Barrancon Tarapaca	La Cosa Tarapaca	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama	Arenillas Negras Atacama
Rating	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period(s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Energy	1240	1225	1225	1848	1852	1852	1824	1824	1082	1082	1082	1635	1769	1635	1610	1610	1179	1179	913	1545	1420	1420
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	off	off	on	on	on	on	on	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)											6:33PM 1.25
Low Tide / height (m)					12:17PM 0.38													1:07AM 0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	19	19	18	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18
Chill °C (?)	19	19	20	21	21	21	21	21	19	19	18	19	19	19	18	18	19	19	18	18	18	18
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.3 SSW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	1.8 SW	2.2 SSW	2.3 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.2 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.9 SSW	1.7 SSW	2.2 SSW	2.1 SSW	2.1 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	-	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 W	0.1 NW	0.1 NW	0.1 W	-	-	-
Period (s)	12	12	12	-	15	15	15	15	12	12	12	15	15	15	15	15	12	12	11	-	-	-
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-